cultural mandate

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The Dominion Trap

This article was originally published in 1990. In Genesis One, God told Adam and Eve to “be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue

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Beauty comes from God. The most beautiful thing you have ever seen is beautiful because it reflects God. The most hideous thing you have ever seen is

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Christians are generally familiar with Jesus’ mandate for the church, what we usually call the Great Commission, but fewer Christians are familiar

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The West, as a whole, has developed beyond the rest of the world and in fact has blessed many in other parts of the globe. Notwithstanding its

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We have written about the transformation of Singapore from a poor, densely populated city-state to one of the most beautiful, prosperous cities in

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What happens when a generation of young people fail to marry and have children? Not only does life diminish for them, but to the degree this develops

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This piece was originally published in 1989. 1. The Blessed Hope “Looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and

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This is post 4 of 7 in the series “Call of the Balladeers Workshop” God created; He is the first artist. He made us in His image, which

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I’ve often said that if the church does not disciple the nation the nation will disciple the church. In his thought-provoking paper, “A Church

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Artists have a unique opportunity to glorify God and bless the world. God is beautiful, and His beauty draws us into worshiping Him. He is beautiful,

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Genesis chapter 3 records the rebellion and consequent fall of humans. The creation fell under a curse, and a vicious cycle of human poverty began.

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Darrow tells of sitting on a plane years ago next to an executive of a leading European electric company. In their conversation the gentleman related

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This is post 2 of 3 in the series “Christmas 2020” Years ago, singing “Joy to the World,” I had a “revelation.” The third stanza

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Christians are generally familiar with Jesus’ mandate for the church, but fewer Christians are familiar with the Cultural Commission. Fewer still

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The Creator of the universe is the God of all nations, not just of Christians and Jews. He is God of all people whether or not they acknowledge Him,